Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists in 2015. Worldwide, the number of journalists behind bars for their work declined moderately during the year, but a handful of countries continue to use systematic imprisonment to silence criticism. A CPJ special report by Elana Beiser

More than 200 journalists are imprisoned for their work for the third consecutive year, reflecting a global surge in authoritarianism. China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists in 2014. A CPJ special report by Shazdeh Omari

Syrian violence contributed to a sharp rise in
the number of journalists killed for their work in 2012, as did a series of
murders in Somalia. The dead include a record proportion of journalists who
worked online. A CPJ special report

At least 42 journalists are killed in 2010
as two trends emerge. Suicide attacks and violent street protests cause an
unusually high proportion of deaths. And online journalists are increasingly prominent
among the victims. A CPJ special report

Two journalists died and several others were injured
during the country’s political unrest. A CPJ investigation has found that both security
forces and protesters engaged in reckless behavior—and in the aftermath, the
government has done little to bring anyone to account. A CPJ special report by Shawn W. Crispin

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Reuters produced this video shortly after its cameraman Hiro Muramoto was killed while covering unrest in Bangkok on April 10. The video includes Muramoto's last footage, taken just before he was shot.

New
York, December
18, 2008—For the sixth
consecutive year, Iraq was the deadliest country in the world for the press, the Committee to
Protect Journalists found in its end-of-year analysis. The 11 deaths recorded in
Iraq in 2008, while a sharp drop from prior years,
remained among the highest annual tolls in CPJ history.